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• 1tOUSING I.ANVI.NI'ION.
The annual Oonveubion of Easb , Heron
Liberals was held in the '.sown Hall here
on Tuesday afternoon and was largely ab•
tended, i'resicleet Hislop occupied the
chair. The following opithers wore chosen
for the next Soar ;—Presideet, A. Hislop,
Grey Township ; Vice•1'residenbs,' Thee,
Gibson, Howick Township ; Geo. Hood,
Morris Township. Seoretary•Treasurer,
W. H. ILerr, 13russels. Viee•Ohairmen—
A, McLaughlin, Eowiok ; James Elliott,
Tnrcberry; Wm. Robinson, Wroxeter ;
A. 0. Dames, Grey, D. 0, Ross, Brus.
gels ; 11. N, Duff, Morris ; James Olioe,
Wingham • N. II. Young, Blyth ; Thos.
AloDiillan, Hallett ; and Alex. Gardiner,
Molaiilop.
Dr. MacDonald, 111e clever and worthy.
M. P. of the Riding, and John Charlton,,
the brilliant M. P. from - Norfolk, ad-
dressed the audience. The former show•
ed the fallacy of the' N. P., dissected the
false promisee made by the Conservatives
and pointed out liow completely they had
failed as to the home market, the increase
of prices for farm products, the increase
in population, etc. He also took up' the
subject of rooiproaity, demonstrating the
advantages of it to the Canadian farmer
and artisan. The sobeduling of our oat
tie and the bungling of the Dominion
Government were severely commented.
upon.
Mr. Charlton having arrived by the
afternoon train was' very heartily receiv-
ed. In his easy and graceful style he
presented an irrefutable argument as to
the necessity for a ohange of Government.
By comparison of the two parties he
showed the misdeeds of the Government
in the N. P., the gerrymander, the frau•
chise aot, the Tay Canal,. boodling, par-
celling out of public lands to friends, oto.
He concluded with an arraignment of the
National Policy. In the fallacious prom-
isas now made for trade with Australia
and South Africa, Mr. Charlton by his
Qts, figures and fun rivetted the points
e advanced in a striking manner, and
is address was clear, concise and con-
"noing. The Town Hall was decorated
vith banners. "The Masses, Not the
)lasses," "Honest Government," "Down
ith Corruption,' "Canada Pirst,"
res Trade," "Senate Reform,' "Laur-
r, the Hope of Canada," "Has the N. P.
ado You Rich ?" "Our Noble Leaders—
urier, Mowat, Macdonald and Gibson"
re some of the mottoes.
There was a mass medting in the even-
when the large hall was packed to
doors, a large numberof ladies being
scut. In addition to able' addresses
the above mentioned 111. P's., the
ung Liberal Glee Club, A. Straohan,
actor, and Mise Jennie MaLauchlin,
anist, presented an excellent program
music. A vote,of thanks was moved
r. Charlton, after which the gather.
dispersed, blares hearty -cheers being
n for the Queen.. Bast. Huron will
nd by Laurier and Macdonald at the
t election. We subjoin. a full report
r. Charlton's addresses
t is evident, said Mr. Oharlton, that
country is upon the eve of a general
tion. To permit its being held as
as possible the lists are being rushed
ugh with hot haste and at greatly in-
sed. expense, All other work uearly
the Printing Bureau at Ottawa bee
suspended, and we are left to wait
the trade and navigation returns and
r important -departmental reports
after election; when the information
convey will be of no service bo the
orate in aidingg to • arrive ab correct
lusions are to the condition of public
rs. Lists are being printed at
real and Toronto, and perhaps at
outside points. The haste with
la the work in being pushed will
er serious mistakes almost inevitable,
will give: a Government which has
ing to restrain it but its scrupulous
ty a, golden opportunity for whole -
stuffing of trio lists, which it is well
ea, has: beon clone to a moderate ex-
before. With: a proper' preparation
printing of the lists they could bard-
ave been ready before the middle of
and even with the efforts that are
made it is doubtful whether it will
ssible to hold `elections before the
le of May, unless dissolution is
BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, MARCH
22,
mast soon borrow more, and the country' the interest of the oonsumor he Was un-
trembles with the nelireheooiou that bad able tq see what evil consequences result-
as our condition seems to be them is ed from buying articles we needed away
something 0000e elect, and theta dialogue below their value, He would advise every
of the facts would show our condition man to buy e dollar's worth of what ho
seems to liemuch worse than surface in- wanted for 50 coats if possible, and he
dioations. Could oiroun otances be can , had no hesitation is assuring him that
ceived that would render a meeting of only the party that wanted him to pay
Parliamout before entering upon a' goner. full prices - won1c1 object to his having a
al election more seemly and neceseery chance to pick up bargains, Even if the
than those now &lebing ? importer of slaughter invoices wanted bo
wiitir no 'Filey 00N0L•i>; ? . fora goods upon him es a Grit he could
Is Whets roam amend for file sae. stand it.. Bo far as the consumer was
g concerned, the cheaper he could buy goods
nicier- that the Government has some- the butter, and the )irejudiee tbeb was
thing to conceal? .We know that our excited adainst permitting buyers bo pfelc
affairs are in a bad condition. Aro they up bargains because some one not hying
really worse bleu apliears ? The ''1 00- in the 001. nbry wanted. to force sale at'a
ern -meat is about to ask the people to .riiinoiis 'sacrilico was not a well founded
have confidence in them. Why should ono.
they not take the people into their con-
fidence, TUB convene the House to permit in
vestigation, a verification of their state- The advocate of the National Policy
ments, and a thorough sifting of the ow- assures the farmer, said Mr. Charlton,
dition of public affairs ? 11 is that he needs protection against cheap
feared that the inquisitive Grit Opposition American cattle, hogs, sheep, lambs,
will waut to become possessed of snored wheat, oats, barley, hay, eggs, etc. When
Conservative secrets ; that through their the policy was under diseussiou in 1878
importiment inquiries some Government he pointed to the movement of American
skeleton will be dragged from the closet wheat, flour and other farm products
where it is now concealed ? Aro there through the canals we had built to unit a
more 0urran bridge, and Tay Canal, and part of the transportation business of the
Sheiks dam jobs ? Is there a grist of jobs great west, and he asserted that this
of the genus McGreevy and Connolly hid deluge, of cereals was crowding our own
den carefully away, wbiohit is feared that productions out of the home market and
keen -scented investigators will get aninl1- compelling us to sell abroad. The truth
ling of and partially uncover, leaving the was We had a surplus abroad fixed prices.
appointment of one or more royal am. for both them and us, and the movement
missions necessary to cover up the tracks. of American products through our canals
Have preparations for obtaining merely resulted in giving business to our
the sinews of war been made that it canals -and railways, our shipping, our
is necessary to keep in: the dark ? Would sailors, our warehouses, our forwarders
motions for papers, and ordersin Council, and our banks, without depressing in the
and returns threaten danger to the sacred slightest degree the prices of what we
art of Government manipulation ? Truly- raised for sale if we had a;surplus for
may it be said of the Ministry, you are export. A duty would benefit the, farmer
wise in your day and generation. Ask in a country situated as England was,
the people for their confidence, and son- where not enough was raised for horns
coal from them all that you, possibly can, consumption. It might temporarily raise
for the more they know about you the prices in Canada if there was a failure of
lees probability will there be that their the harvest, or if the crop was sold short
confidence will be granted. Fortunately, and no grain remained in the hands of
said Mr. Oharlton, an order of the House the farmer with which to supply °, demand
obtained upon a motion introduced by but, in such case, while the consumer
myself in the session of 1887 compels the would pay more, the farmer wouldbenefit
Government to melte monthly statements bat little, for be would have little or
of revenue, expenditure, debt, assets, etc. nothing to sell. The, farmer might rely
But for this order we might be in the dark upon Dns statement MI being infallibly
ae to the state of fiscal matters since the true ; it was this a no protective duty
firsb of July last, and even the public upon any product of which we raise.a
accounts for 1898-4 might not have bean surplus for export can increase the price
published yet, as is the oase with that to the producer in Canada.
highly important departmental report, Tho uselessness of protective duties to
the Trade and Navigation Returns. The the farmer can be clearly shown at any
January statement published in conform- time by , a comparison of American and.
ity with this order, taken in connection Canadian quotations. Let us, for the
with the public accounts for 1894, shows purpose of comparison, said Mr. Charlton,
that the net debt inoreased during the take Toronto and Buffalo as correspond
year 1898-4 to the amount of $4,501,989.' ing points, where conditions as to distance
On December 8L 1894, the net debt stood from seaboard, etc.,- are similar :—
at $245,984,000, and on January 81, 1895, Cattle—Buffalo—Highest, $5.80 ; low -
it stood et$ 249,407,4112, an increase der- est, $2.80; Toronto—Highest, $4; lowest,
ing the month of January of $3,478,458. $2. Hogs—Buffalo, highest, $4.40 ; Tor -
During the same month the revenue do onto, highest, $4.80. Lambs -Buffalo,
creased, as compared with January, 1894, highest, $5.75 ; Toronto, highest, $4,50.
inereased $400,000. If to the net amount Sheep—Buffalo, highest, $4.50 ; Toronto,
of public debt, as given in the January highest, $3.50. Barley—Buffalo-No 1,
statement, we add the shrinkage that 680. ; No. 2, 61o. ; Toronto—No. 1, 50eo. ;
would occur if our assets were converted No. 2, 470. Oats—Buffalo—No. 2, white,
into Dash, and the obligations for railway 85,}o. ; No. 3, white, 85o. ; 82 pounds.
subsidies voted and yet to be paid, our Toronto—White, 32o. to 34e. ; 34 pounds.:
actual net debt would roach the alarming Rye -Buffalo, 561o.; Toronto, 480.
sum of $275,000,000 in round numbers, or In none of the articles above quoted
$55 for each man, women and child in, need we fear competition from American
Canada. It might be claimed that the importations ; on the contrary, we world
Government was not responsible for only be too glad if the removal of duties
hard times and reduced revenue, but it and quarantine enabled us to secure these
certainly could not disclaim responsibility prices, less the cost of freight. The
for increased expenditure and increase of American market for eggs and butter is
debt and interest. In the face of hard uniformly higher than our. own. That
times over $4,000,000 in railway subsidies market is a desirable one for our hay,
should not have been voted last session potatoes, turnips, poultry, beans, buck -
for the propose of influencing the elections wheat, hops, and many other articles, and
and street economy should have been what the farmer of Canada needs is not
practised in place of recklessness and protection against the importation of
prodigality. products that come from a country where
THE H. E. rave& the market is higher than in his own,
The Government, Mr. Charlton said, but access to that market, free from re -
stili pinned its faith bo the National
striation, for all the animal and agricul-
Polecy, and indulged products of Canada. Protection
iged in the stale plate- .for, the farmer of Canada is a humbug.
tides, bald assertions and false assume- What he needs is a reduction of the tax -
vicethat wore made bo n used effective ser- abler that presses so heavily upon him,
vice fn 1878, and had been used in Query and a wider range of free markets for his
election since that time. Their leckef own rodoebs.
stood discredited in the estimation of pm- , rename
dolled confronts: us. We lutye te.
most intelligent men, and an impartial.
decision could only [dem that it had The farmer, said Mr. Charlton, is in
proved a failure. It has utterly failed to reality a manufacturer. His !arra, his
secure reciprocity with the 'United States implements, and his stook and money
by means of a reoiprooity of tariffs. It used in prosecuting his operations corn -
has failed to ware a reduction of the prise his capital The seed he oasts upon
public debt, or to promote a large immi. the soil, senshine and rain, heat and
gration into the Northwest, or to give the eold, natural forces, the Irausfusive
farmer a home market, or to put an end powers of nature, are his raw materials ;
to business depression, or to stop the herds end flocks a,nd the golden harvests
exodus, or to increase largely our output and fruits of the earth are the linished
of iron and other minerals, or to give us produats of lais trade. His calling is the
a favorable balneace of trade. most honors:hie and the oldest of all.
It has failed to secure materially greater His blessings are the blessings of heaven
increase in the development of manning- alone. His business does not admit of
turing industries than obtainedfrom 1871 stook -watering, or cornering the market,
to 1881. In that decade, under a revenue or using shoddy for wool. He furnishes
tariff, in all except the last year the food for the sons of noon, and but for his
number of hands ernployedinoreaseclfrom labors all would stave. He
187,000 to 254,000, and the product from deserves the bed consideration of the law -
021,617,000 to $809,676,000, and if we maker, and the policy -framer. Perhaps
make proper allowamoe for the stuffing it is his own fault that he has so often
process resorted to by the Government in been bamboozled and deceived ; but that
1881 to secure a favorable showing, under sanely makes atonement for the act,
which dressmaking,: milliner, cooper, and if, as is the case, he sells his products
blacksmith, tinker, tailor and other shops, in the open markets of the world, end
employing one person or more, are count- subject to the competition of all men, he
ed as manufacturing establishments, it is may at least claim the right to have a
doubtful whether the percentage of in- little wider range of choice as to where he
orease between 1881 and 1891 wits more may buy and a deliverence from such
than slighbly in encase of the natural and exactions as are unreasonable and 1m-
M:titbit' increase under a revenue tariff neceseary. Hie returns at the
politty between 1871 and 1881, or than the present time, in Canada at least, it
percentage of increase between 1861 and mint be confessed, are rather Meagre.
1871 under revenue tariff of 15 per cent. He may attrry on his operations with the
The pollee, imposed heavy ditties upon utmost frugahty and skill, and at the end
iron, steel, and soft coal, which were the of the year, after lila labor bite aud run.
raw materials of important lines in ning expenees are paid, the instances
manufseeturing. It had made us familiar would be are where there remained 0,
with legislation for apt Mal °lessee ; had profit of 1 es per cent. upon the value of
given play to the gre ed of monopolies ; his invest tient. If he offers his farm
bad made the Government the silent for rent a very small proportion of
partner of trust- end rings ; had made MOS comd a rental of 5 per cent. upon
election feeds from the corporations and could lus °baked that were current dur-
bad served—and. had exeraised circumstances would be more hopeful.
a debauthing influence upon tho public During that five years, when the Clone
conscience since the 'day it came to the servativee asserted that the sky of Canada
frout. was Maser with disaster, wheat averaged
Muth bed been and still wag said $1.11 per bushel, batley 85c., oats, 42c.,
about the evil of making Canada peas 71c., dressed pork 57.04, wal 84o.
'We went badk on lofted, /Vadat Mr,
Mackenzie, with moderate expel:4101re, a
love revenue tariff and eatiefaothry farm'
prices, and the debthas gone up 005,000,-
000, the expenditure has 00110 up from
from twenty-three and Flo half to thirty-
seven millions, end the interest on the
debt lute gone up to ten and a gearter
Millions. Some thiege have gone demi,
however. Wheat has gone down to 600.,
barley to' 500., oets to 82o., horses to a
few points: above nothing, farms to two.
thirds of their former value, and yet we
have Ministers who STE thE enjoyment
of fat salaies mad ride sumptuously iv
palace oars, wined, provisioned, aud sere -
al at the public' expellee, going from place
to place, seeking to persuade the electors
of Cheastele that this us a eatisfactory con-
dition of affairs, aud that they ought to
be anxious to continue it. No doubt it is
in the interest of the aforesaid Ministers
that this ehould be done. They have
taken care of themselvers ; they have
taken are of their friends ; but, as for
the people, no chenge from the present
condition of matters could be for the
berrowed ever 01,000,000f gild We slaughtee market for eheap gads. In
rte
POMted out, smia Mr. Charlton,
11 ow meagre and tfueatiafaetory are the re-
turns reeeived by the burners of the Do-
minion, let us see how their profits °ensnare
with those secured by the manufacturers,
and to arrive at a trethful conclusion we
will take the manufacturing statietios con.
thin ed In the °opens r atm ns of 1891, w,hiali
are the suin`bi the statements made by the
manufacturers themsolvea. From these
ponies it appears that the capital invested
manufaeturing, value of product, wet of
raw material, and oost of labor, WO,E
fOHEWEI
inveated
Cost of raw material
Oest of labor
iluTratabeerv°ailuheaoafdsraw material and the cost of
ou the aggregate
investment or capital Of 8858,81700, an
average profit of 28 8/10 per cent , or an
mount of profit upon each band em ye
tbe farmer stand aghast. It shows him
that the Canadian manufacturer is making
anywhere tom eight to twenty times as
class is doing, and sf he arrives at the son -
elusion thaf no business is entitled to &
eentage of return 1ms been secured through
the operation of laws establishing %mono-
poly for the inanufaeturer, shielding him
front wholesome oeumetition, and compel-
ling the fanner to purchase from him at
exorbitant prices, whieb have been estab-
lished not by oompetition and the natural
law of trade but by a tariff law which M ef-
feet drawees that the minimum prices of the
domestic. product shell be higher by 80 per
cent., more or less, than an arable equally
as good could be sold for if imported duty
va es of produot
0802,887,000
99,708,0130
S67 003
Liberal leaders WO nomad of making
contredictory stetements 80 to what the
tariff polies, Of the party would be, and are
said to advocate by burns free trade, moder-
ate. incidental proteetion, and a revenue
tariff. The Liberal policy as regards the
tariff, said 115,18 °lowly defined by the first
resolution in the Liberal platf orm adopted
by the National Convention at Ottawa,
Inn°, 1803. Read that, and veil will under-
stand what the Liberal tariff poltoy is. We
propose a tariff reduced to the needs of an
holiest, an ecionomioal Government, and so
adjusted as to remove unnecessary burdens,
do justina to ell classes, bear lightly OR
possible noon the neeessftries of fife and
promote domestic and foreign:trade, and
espeaially to promote freer trade with Great
Britain and the tufted States. TEO PelleY
of free trade theoretically we believe ie,
but it must be remembered that a revenue
tariff is nob inconsistent with the abstract
prineiples of free trade. Great Britain is a
free trade couubry, but she has a revenue
tariff that yields &large amount of revenue,
and its provisions aro so adjusted OA 00
0111155 no incedental or indirect tax , and to
increase the price of nothiug to the British
oonsumer except the article upon which the
duty is actually paid. Our revenue
neeeasities would not permit us to cionfine
oursolvea to the narrow range of dutiable
articles covered by the British tariff, but we
could conform as closely es possible to the
striotly ,revenue tariff principle. Of course,
such a tariff as we would propose 0,0„.112.f
incidental advantages, or protnation, Yet'
tries iu Canada, but it would impose no
manufacturing 1110115 -
please, upon varioue
high and purely protective duties far the
pnrpose of excluding wares, creating mono-
polies and preventing competition. Such a
tariff would in many resneets confer &dean-
tages upon nianufaeturers by removing, or
%rale reducing, the duties neon such of
their raw materials as were the.,fluished
products iu other lines, as, for instauce, iron
and steel. The framers of such a tariff
would give due consideration to every busi-
ness interest in the country and would be
actuated by a spirit of hostility to none.
They would earefully consider all the con-
ditiors of the country, and would feel hound
avoidinfiletlug disa sox upon any iutere at.
'Unjust diserhninations at present 'existing
would be removed, and no new diserirein-
atone of that ohmmeter would be imposed.
As population, resourees and wealth of the
country inereased, the debt and expenditure
being kept below the present limits, duties
mould be gradually made narrower. The
Liberal party did not promise free trade. It
promised a tariff an consighent. With the
principles of free trade as our circumstances
would permit, and as large a reduction of
the public burdens as it was poasible to
give, It was easy, on tbe one
hand, to anticipate a greater amount of
relief than could possibly be given, n na, on
the other band. to antiolpate disasters to
existing interests Nutt would never be in-
itiated. The taboret party, 15 nIseed in
power; cannot promise to perform miracles.
It mu promise to bend its energies to the
task that confronts it, with an honest de-
etionoiny, to put an end to reakless waste,
and tobear in mind that every dollar spent
comes direatly or indireetly trim the tax-
payer, and should be anent carefully, and
for neoessary nausea. It eau repeal the lin.
jueli and expensive Vanobtee act, and return
to the good and oheapIrprepared lists used
for Provinetal purposes. It atm MAU y the
abusee of the infamone gerremender net of
1892 and respect. °entity benudaries in the
adjustment of ridings. It OEM ease the
eestruotion of the independence of rano,
wont by gifta of timber limits and by grant-
ing subsides to local railways in whieb
whosesale briberY of constituencies which
is now pracitieed by . this same system of
granting subsides It can malty the 11011115M
atmosphere of Canada. tyy easing to starry
on the government and Beare partv moan
nollya, Citrons, class legislation battling,
tagetion, nopotiam and lavish appropria-
tions made for party purneees only.
et it comae into power a potions
satiation of publics affaire will eoufrent it.
The country whose affair! it wth called
. on to administer/8 disheartened. The debt
burden 18 enormouff and . cannot be re-
pudiated . but must he paid. The intim of
en • evil and dinstrong E0110y Mt here and
must be provided for, The first thing to do
is to ton froth the evil of our Ways and to
usage doitig what hes brought tie to our
present audition ; then FM on and prentiee
rigitdeeenonay, put en and to Marone of the
1893
Medals in the civil service because each
nian Is a friend and is beaked by infleentiel
friends at the beetle of the diseharged auper-
eumoraries were offended, It oould at onee
reduce tbe public expenditure and effect
other twinge to the extent of at least der
000,000 per annum witheut imPairind the
eni ciao, et the nubile service, and its
volley would keen Canadians at home, lead
to a Ismail higher ratio the increase of
population and wealth, and soon, with the
OOLOMMOIHM of commie, Prudence and
honesty of management of publie affairs,
Canada would be upon her feet again and
moviug forward to tbe realization of the
eigh destiny which its bouneless re sourees
anti tbe therager of ite population would,
enable it to attain.
Huron County Assizes,
The Spring Slitting For the Trial of
Tide court was opened on Tuesday
morning of last week by Justice Fergn.
son, Geo. W. Field, of Guelph, acting as
crown counsel. .The following were
sworn in as the Grand juev •
James Down, foreman Ex' eter ; Fred.
Baker, Stephen ; Samuel Elder, Credit.
on ; Joseph Griffin, Aslafield ; Solomon
Hardy and Fred. Kibler Zerieb ; Jae.
Samuel Gffiley, Exeter ; Jas. Halle,
Joseph Wilson, Goderioh.
There were only two criminel eases as
follows; :
The Queen vs. Thofnas Aitkinson, of
the township of Biddulph, a oharge of
rape and criminal assault on one Mrs.
Rundle. On motion of the Orown this
case was postponed to next assizea, on
amount of the illness of the proseoutrix,
bail being renewed in $400 and sureties
of $200 each. W. Proudfoot for the
In the Queen vs. Pritohard
the jnry returned no hill for common as.
mutt, and a true bill for assault occasion-
ing bodily pain.
THE CIVIL 1,101.
comprised eight oases, the first being
Clark et al vs. Town of Mitaliell. This
was an action for damages by reason of a
buggy being upset on St. Andrew's
street ia Mitchell. The clause of the up-
set was claimed to be a pile of sand left
in the street by it firm of builders, and
Clark had a leg broken, from the effects
of which he died. Some 40 witnesses
were summoned, and the array of legal
talent was ominously lerge for the loser
of the suit. Garrow Proudfoot for
plaintiff, Mrs. Clark ; Aylesworth, Q. 0.,
and Tleompson for town of Mitchell ;
Cameron Holt and Holmes for deft.,
Campbell', and Geo. W. McPherson for
deft. Edwards, these two being the two
builders who had placed the sand on the
street. For the prosecution 17 witnesses
were allenined, and shrine the examin-
ation of the fourth witness*for the defence
it was learned that a brother of the de-
fendant Campbell was a member of the
jury on the cue. Ur. Garrow objected
to prooeeding with the case but offered to
do so if juror Campbell were excluded
and the remainder of the case tried by
the 11 jurors. By his Lordship's ream.
mendation the case wee adjourned until
the morning to see if the counsel weld
come to some agreement as to the further
hearing of the evidence. In the morn.
ing Mr. Garrow and Mr. Aylesworth
agreed to try the ease with 11 3urors, or
with new pry, or before his Lordship
alone. Mr. McPherson would not agree
and Hie Lordship said he would prefer
not trying the case himself, though he
was willing to agree to any arrangement
rather than postpone the ease in view of
the large amount of costs iuvolved. An.
other sensation occurred when Mr.
Aylesworth announced that Thomas
Woods, one of the plaintiff's witnesses,
had conversed with some of the jurymen
during the evening, notwithstanding the
court's warning to the jury, and had
treated and urged tlaem that damages to
the extent of $5,000 should be given plff.
Mr. Aylesworth offered to substentiete
this tharge, but it was found that Woods
had gone baok to Mitchell by the early
train, and his Lordship deferred enquiry
and aotion until tbe main case wits die.
posed of. As no agreement could be ar-
rived at either for a settlement or for an
immediate proceeding with the oath, his
Lordship amid he had no alternative but
to postpone it until the fall assizes.
Messrs. Aylesworthe. and Garrow then
made a motion for taxing the cats lost
by the mis-trial upon the defendant,
Campbell, who, they argued, was poi.
:eerily responsible through his neglea to
state, at least to his counsel, that his
brother was one of the jury. His Lord-
ship said the point was e. diffioult one,
first, as to his power to tax the oosts,
and seeped as to how far Chimpbell was
blameable, but he would reserve judg.
ment, and the conned could send him
eny authorities on the question which
they might hunt up in the meantime.
Stephens vs. MoGill, motion for the
prices of building a house in Clinton.
Owing to the number of small items in
thie OOHS, His Lordship withdrew it from
the jury and referred it to the County
Judge to take evidence. Garrow,, Q. 0.,
and James Stott for plff., Campion, Q.
Beacom et al vs. Dygert: et al, an ac-
tion for the warrenty of a stallion, was on
naotion of deft's& omelet postponed until
the fall assizes, P. Holt for plffs., E.
Sydney Smith for defts.
Straughan vs. Young, action for breach
of promise of marriage. The parties are
well.known and reepeoted residents of
the toweship of Colborne, ane great
interest was felt in the apse, should it be
gone into fully. By meant, however, a
verdict of $400 demagee was rendered in
favor of the plaintiff with oats of the
nation. Cameron, Holt and Holmes for
Wilaon vs. Reid et al, was en action for
alleged tresepass by David Reid, John
Efielop, Charles Bates, Joeeph Jardine
and Joseph Kidd in hauling stone from
the bed of the Maitland ' est ammo
morose a lot owned by the :plaintiff, BY
given for plff. fegabest all the clefts. for
one shilling demagog, without octets tie to
bbe eleverement. The pate, uow n pow the date. other than David Beid, but
agaieet him only till the Mt of Oeteber
last, the injenctien to be made perpetettl.
L. E. Dahoey and El, Campion for date,
The grand jury mule their present-
ment reporting 19 prisoners in the jell,
2 of whom are feinales and utterly in.
capable, by reason of ago and infirmity ;
8 of the males are also too feeble to work, '
and 12 of the whole lot are able bodied
and healthy men. The jury highly com-
mended the oleanliness of the jail and
the condition of the overt beta!). They
complimented the County Council on
the progress made towards the area ion
of a house of ref ego. His Lordship in
reoeiving their report, expressed hie
opinion that some punishment should be
provided for those able to work, but who'
seemed to prefer to be font to jail aa
The lea ease on the list was Erb vs.
Erb, in whioh plff., a resident of Detroit,
sued her mother, who lives in Grey town-
ship, for a promissory note of 5450. The
defence was that the note produced was
not the one signed by deft., but probably
a oopy signed in penoil originally by the
daughter, but with the name of the deft.
afterwards written over it in ink. Deft.
was willing to pay the anaonnt at onee
when the note elle Gleamed as the original
wes produced. His Lordship charged
strongly in favor of plff., and the jary
gave her a verdict for the amount of the
note with interest, some $588. Garrow,
and Blewett for deft.
In the Queen vs. Pritchard Milligan,
8 witnesses were heard for the prosecu-
tion and 6 for the defence, but after half
an honest deliberation the jury returned a
verdict of not guilty. E. Campion, Q.
People We Know.
S. B. Sinale is in town.
Mrs. R. Paul is visiting at Bluevale.
Miss L. Ganley, of Clinton, is in town.
John Grieve has been on the sick list.
Geo. Anderson spent Sunday in At-
wood.
Miss Rebecca Holmes is viaiting at Sea.
Mrs. John Carter, Mill street, la on the
sick list. '
Frank LeBon, of Chatham, was in town
this week.
Mrs. Funston and Ella are home from
Eno. Farrow. of Bluevale, was in town
on Monday.
J. J. and ears. Gilpin spent last Sttb•
bath at Atwood.
J. N. Kendall was in Detroit for a few
days last week.
Mrs. Wm. Ellis, Grelem's survey, is
on the sick list.
Miss Fannie Kelly left last week for
Norman, Manitoba.
S. Carter and wife were visiting at
Goderich this week.
/Cues Florence and Clara Hnnter are
visiting at Orembrook.
Thos. Moore and Miss Bessie Moore
are visiting at Mitchell.
Mrs. Wm. Bands was visiting at S. B.
Moriee, Wingham, last week.
rich, was in town on Vqednesday.
Duncan McMartin will go to Musko-
ka, where he will work for a time.
W. Green goee to Tilsonbuig, where he
hale position in a cheese factory.
Blies Code, of Trowbridge, is visiting
her sisters in town for a few days.
Mrs. Sperling and Hrs. Fletoher Sper-
ling are visiting at ViTateon Ainley's,
Mrs. Ronald and Mrs. filinolair are
home from their visit to Fenton, Mich.
Noble Gerry was quite ill this week
from an attack of la grippe and inflam-
VVerren Giles, iespector of the Lan-
cashire Insurance Co., was in town for a
few days.
Miss Ada Easton and Miss Beta Cob.
blediok arrived beak to town Wednesday
Mrs. and Miss Hoare intend removing
from Brunets and vvill make their home
at Auburn, Ont.
James Londesboro' and wife, of Taker.
smitb, were visiting for a week at John
Robb% Brussels.
Oousley, wife end son, and Miss
Maggie Sample were in Wiegham for a
few diva this week.
Miss Blakeman is home after an ex-
tended visit of over 2a months among
relatives and friends.
Miss Eliza, Oliver and Jack Leokie re-
turned to Toronto le.st week after an en-
joyable visit in town.
John MoNaughton, of North Bay, is
visiting his brothers, Robert and Ronald
MoNaughton, of Brussels.
Atwood Bee jeasie McRobb, of
Monkton, returned Tuesday from a pleas.
ant visit to friends at Brussels.
Jas. Beattie, wife and daughter, of
Clinton, were yiaiting at the home of the
former's wants, Church street, last
D. Ferguson and wife, of Tees:inter,
were in town for a few days thia week.
Mr. F. was oonabining business end
We regret to hear of the serious illness
of Myrtle Wilson, Her trouble appears
to be something after the inflammatory
rheumatism order.
of Owen Sound, have come back to Brus-
sels to live. Ib is ifve years sine they
removed from here.
Mrs. George /Jolley, IfEll street, has
been dangerously ill during the past week
and ste she ifs upwards of 70 years of age
it Was feared it might prove fatal. We
are pleased to hear that there is very
notifiable improvement.
The three ohildren of 33. and Pefrs. Me.
Gillieuddy, Goderioh, who have been so
ill for some time past, and whose lives
were despaired of, are, we ere pleased to
learn, now ont of danger and tepidly re-
covering. Mr. lehiGilliouddy is weepy-
ing hie office desk this week, after ati en-
forced absence of something like two
weeks. Diplatheria was the trouble.
James Hershman, a well-known farmer
the Herdmen settlement, a few milers
from Windsor, committed suicide by
shooting himself with a revolver.